The Chessboard

♟️ Online chess

Find an opponent and play, right here. Signed-in card-carriers keep a real ELO that follows them across the worlds; anyone can play as a guest — guest games are casual and never touch the ladder. The box only carries the moves; the game itself runs in your browser.

Black
White
Tap a piece, then a highlighted square. On a phone the board flips to your colour automatically.

Table

Choose how you'd like to play.

Moves

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📖 The Gambit Book

A puzzle a day, drawn from real chess history.

ELO ladder ·

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